# The Hereford Church of England Academy

The Hereford Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Herefordshire, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 647 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E135662. [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 647
- Council: Herefordshire
- URN: 135662

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 14 July 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Hereford Church of England Academy was 41.5, against 45.3 in Herefordshire and 46.2 in England.
30.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Herefordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | 45.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30.2% | 41.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50.8% | 63.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 126 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Marlbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marlbrook-primary-school-e151069): 310 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed
- [Blackmarston School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackmarston-school-e151214): 360 m. Special. Inadequate (overall), June 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
- [Our Lady's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-rc-primary-school-e116883): 890 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e128077): 1.1 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), April 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Martin's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-primary-school-e151070): 1.2 km. Primary. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e151073): 1.9 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023, before the school changed. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135662)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135662)

## How to cite

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